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what should the u.s. do about syria? if we don't do anything, al qaeda is already there sowing the seeds of their influence. do we intervene, do we stay on the sidelines? romney won't say what he would do if he put boots on the ground, but he continues to say the president has done too little. >> obama's argument, if, in fact, it comes up, we're coming off two wars in american history where the standard question is not when will we win, but when can we leave? romney is going to challenge him and he's going to say, and the great strength and weakness of the romney foreign agenda is he's got to counteract the presidency. we don't know what mitt romney will do or not, so he can basically say to the president, look, you need to arm me the rebels. you need to seriously consider a no fly zone, but there is a trap there for the governor because that takes america down a road away from the reality that the domestic economy is going to be the key issue. so that's one. israel is another key issue, and here i think the romney campa
what should the u.s. do about syria? if we don't do anything, al qaeda is already there sowing the seeds of their influence. do we intervene, do we stay on the sidelines? romney won't say what he would do if he put boots on the ground, but he continues to say the president has done too little. >> obama's argument, if, in fact, it comes up, we're coming off two wars in american history where the standard question is not when will we win, but when can we leave? romney is going to challenge...
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karzai wants the u.s. to send weapons and planes to the air force, but leon panetta told them karzai should not be complaining. >> we have lost over 2,000 u.s. men and women. we have lost forces there, and the afghans have lost a large number of their forces in battle. those lives were lost fighting the right enemy, not the wrong enemy. and i think it would be helpful if the president every once in a while expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have fought and died for afghanistan. rather than criticizing them. >> let's talk a little politics now, you can score one for the obama campaign in ohio. at least every ohio voter can now vote the weekend before the election. the federal judge sided with president obama's campaign and overturned a restriction on early voting that the state republicans had put in place. it would have limited the weekend voting to u.s. military amilies and people living overseas. >>> and a cap on what many are calling a dismal debate this week. more
karzai wants the u.s. to send weapons and planes to the air force, but leon panetta told them karzai should not be complaining. >> we have lost over 2,000 u.s. men and women. we have lost forces there, and the afghans have lost a large number of their forces in battle. those lives were lost fighting the right enemy, not the wrong enemy. and i think it would be helpful if the president every once in a while expressed his thanks for the sacrifices that have been made by those who have...
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he would get the u.s. to lead more, but he's been a little bit short on specifics, and i think that's what president obama's sources are telling jessica yellin that that's what they're going to pin him on wrshtion he would use u.s. power and where he would intervene militarily. >> where governor romney may struggle in that respect, he may have the upper edge when we talk about the changing role of the middle east. a lot of people say it's on fire out there and there's a veritable mess to try to mop up. is there something that either of them can do to try to edge the other here? >> i think that's right, and i think as i said, president obama is going to be on the defensive here, and i think the job of governor romney tonight is to paint this -- what happened in libya, what's happening in syria as larger failings of the obama administration to fail to kind much guide the arab spring in a positive direction. we've seen a lot of islamists take over. that the u.s. hasn't worked closely with this to try to shape
he would get the u.s. to lead more, but he's been a little bit short on specifics, and i think that's what president obama's sources are telling jessica yellin that that's what they're going to pin him on wrshtion he would use u.s. power and where he would intervene militarily. >> where governor romney may struggle in that respect, he may have the upper edge when we talk about the changing role of the middle east. a lot of people say it's on fire out there and there's a veritable mess to...
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., maybe there was more that the u.s. could do. right now it is a complicated and complex mix, and especially economically, i think it is going to be very interesting to listen to what he says economically. right now that's the name of the game, energy policy, economics, et cetera. so talking about the united states leading, we have to hear the specifics. what specifically should the united states do that isn't being done right now? >> stand by if you will. we're watching the clock and watching the live cameras at the virginia military institute because that's where governor romney is expected any moment to take the microphone and deliver this extraordinarily important foreign policy speech. it is certainly long awaited and there are a lot of eyes and ears ready to hear what he has to say more than the erpt examines we have been able to play. stand by. we'll take a quick break and be back after this. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing t
., maybe there was more that the u.s. could do. right now it is a complicated and complex mix, and especially economically, i think it is going to be very interesting to listen to what he says economically. right now that's the name of the game, energy policy, economics, et cetera. so talking about the united states leading, we have to hear the specifics. what specifically should the united states do that isn't being done right now? >> stand by if you will. we're watching the clock and...
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and i would do nothing to hurt the u.s. auto industry. my plan to get the industry on its feet when it was in real trouble was not to start writing checks, it was president bush that wrote the first check, i disagreed with that and said they needs they companies, they need to go through a managed bankruptcy, and through that process they can get government help and government guarantees but they need to go through a bankruptcy to get rid of excess cost and the debt burden they built up and -- >> governor romney, that's not what you said. >> fortunately -- >> you can take a look. >> governor romney -- >> you can take a look -- >> you did not say -- >> i said we would provide guarantees and that's what was able to allow these companies to go through bankruptcy to come out of bankruptcy, under no circumstances would i do anything other than to help this industry get on its feet and the idea that has been suggested i would liquidate the industry, of course not. of course not. >> let's check the record. >> that's the height of silliness. >> le
and i would do nothing to hurt the u.s. auto industry. my plan to get the industry on its feet when it was in real trouble was not to start writing checks, it was president bush that wrote the first check, i disagreed with that and said they needs they companies, they need to go through a managed bankruptcy, and through that process they can get government help and government guarantees but they need to go through a bankruptcy to get rid of excess cost and the debt burden they built up and --...
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u.s. on the world stage? we've seen an ad and a memo out today from the obama campaign trying to paint him as belacose, as not ready, and we expect president obama is going to be doing that tonight here in florida. >> one of the other big issues likely to come up tonight is iran. over the weekend i see your "times" article saying the u.s. and tehran had agreed to one-on-one talks about iran's nuclear program after the election. u.s. will deny that. a lot of people might say what's wrong -- regardless, can the president make the case that his strategy on iran is working or does this give mitt romney an opening? >> you know, the answer may be yes to both of those. obviously president obama would make his case that these are the toughest sanctions ever, and that they have been working. you just look at iran's economy. you look at the value of iran's currency, which has plummeted, and he can say the sanctions are working, but, obviously, governor romney can say they're not really shifting iran
u.s. on the world stage? we've seen an ad and a memo out today from the obama campaign trying to paint him as belacose, as not ready, and we expect president obama is going to be doing that tonight here in florida. >> one of the other big issues likely to come up tonight is iran. over the weekend i see your "times" article saying the u.s. and tehran had agreed to one-on-one talks about iran's nuclear program after the election. u.s. will deny that. a lot of people might say...
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the u.s. ambassador in benghazi, libya, but when you listen to what he is saying here, how much of it do you think is about a failed strategy or what is simply out of the white house's control at this point, what is going on in the middle east? >> well, a lot of it is clearly out of the white house's control what's happening in the middle east. it doesn't make any difference what the strategy would have been. there are internal developments in north africa and in the middle east that are happening right now, and irrespective of what the u.s. and others can do, those developments are going to go forward for good or for bad. >> his articulation for a continued internationalist role for the united states, because including some of the conservative movements, some republicans who want to have more of an isolationist, a retreat, if you will, from an international involvement, go back to the u.s. borders, stay away from so many issues around the world, cut back on u.s. foreign aid, for example. you
the u.s. ambassador in benghazi, libya, but when you listen to what he is saying here, how much of it do you think is about a failed strategy or what is simply out of the white house's control at this point, what is going on in the middle east? >> well, a lot of it is clearly out of the white house's control what's happening in the middle east. it doesn't make any difference what the strategy would have been. there are internal developments in north africa and in the middle east that are...
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a source told cnn the u.s. embassy in ahman appeared to be among the are a gets. jordan's government spokesman says 11 suspects are in custody. the name 9/11 2 suggests the plot was set for november 9th, which is the seventh anniversary of the last al qaeda attack in jordan. it's one of the largest pilgrimages in the world and it's a sight to behold. muslims are flocking to the sacred city of mecca for the hajj which officially begins on thursday. millions of expected. if able, muslims are required to make this pilgrimage at least once in their lives. >>> thank you all so much. livestrong. >> lance armstrong still a rock star to people who support the livestrong organization. he spoke to these charity cyclists today in texas calling the past two weeks interesting and at times very difficult. a growing doping scandal forced armstrong to give up chairmanship of livestrong and a whole bunch of big sponsors dropped him, too. >>> this next story is about something that's never happened before. pope benedict xvi conditionenized the first native american saint at st. pet
a source told cnn the u.s. embassy in ahman appeared to be among the are a gets. jordan's government spokesman says 11 suspects are in custody. the name 9/11 2 suggests the plot was set for november 9th, which is the seventh anniversary of the last al qaeda attack in jordan. it's one of the largest pilgrimages in the world and it's a sight to behold. muslims are flocking to the sacred city of mecca for the hajj which officially begins on thursday. millions of expected. if able, muslims are...
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u.s. consulate in libya. romney is trying to polish his own spotty record on foreign affairs and he faces some public doubts. according to to a cnn/orc poll 52% of americans believe obama is better at handling foreign affairs. 45% say romney. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is at the virginia military institute where romney will speak in just a little over two hours. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right. after what was widely perceived as a big victory for mitt romney on the issue of domestic policies at that first presidential debate, he's going to be going after the president on foreign policy at that speech at the virginia military institute here in lexington later on this morning. and the campaign did release some excerpts from the speech that we could look at to sort of see where he might be going with this address later on this morning. a few things to point out, carol. he's going to be going after the president as you mentioned just a few
u.s. consulate in libya. romney is trying to polish his own spotty record on foreign affairs and he faces some public doubts. according to to a cnn/orc poll 52% of americans believe obama is better at handling foreign affairs. 45% say romney. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is at the virginia military institute where romney will speak in just a little over two hours. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that's right. after what was widely perceived as a big...
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the u.s. out of afghanistan over time and tax reform. i've looked through it. the specifics in this really have to do with his past accomplishments on health care, on jobs and the economy. when it comes to plans for the future, they're broader and they're more of what we've heard in the past, 1 million new manufacturing jobs, for example, which he talked about at the democratic convention. the message they're trying to convey is, look, he has a plan. he's willing to commit to it in paper. and so the president has a vision going forward. of course, the theme of the campaign being forward. carol? >> a lot of critics say they weren't clear in what president obama was going to do exactly in a second term, how he was going to make things better and i'm guessing that this pamphlet, at least president obama hopes, will help. jessica yellin, thank you so much. >>> let's turn to last night's presidential debate. today marks two weeks till the election. both mitt romney and president obama are hitting t
the u.s. out of afghanistan over time and tax reform. i've looked through it. the specifics in this really have to do with his past accomplishments on health care, on jobs and the economy. when it comes to plans for the future, they're broader and they're more of what we've heard in the past, 1 million new manufacturing jobs, for example, which he talked about at the democratic convention. the message they're trying to convey is, look, he has a plan. he's willing to commit to it in paper. and...
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the target, the federal reserve in new york and the heart of the u.s. financial system. >>> 19 days until the election. and some voters still don't know who to vote for. seriously? we go inside the minds of the undecided. >>> it lasted 80 years. the computer did it in. the end of an era for a major magazine. >>> and saints fans sues for dict dictorial interference. say what? >> an fbi sting operation uncovers not only a bomb plot but possible assassination attempt. the targets, the federal reserve in new york city and the president of the united states. the suspect now in federal custody. he is 21-year-old quazi nafis from bangladesh, but in the united states on a student visa. get this, he has been studying cyber security at a college in missouri. prosecutors say he was inspired by al qaeda and tried detonating a 1,000-pound considar bomb out the fed. it was a fake, supplied to him by an undercover fbi agent. it's located just a few blocks from the world trade center and, of course, the site of the 9/11 attacks. susan candiotti is in new york this morn
the target, the federal reserve in new york and the heart of the u.s. financial system. >>> 19 days until the election. and some voters still don't know who to vote for. seriously? we go inside the minds of the undecided. >>> it lasted 80 years. the computer did it in. the end of an era for a major magazine. >>> and saints fans sues for dict dictorial interference. say what? >> an fbi sting operation uncovers not only a bomb plot but possible assassination...
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the other thing i think is important, the u.s. is actually becoming really competitive relative to the rest of the world because of what is happening in terms of our energy markets, production of natural gas and oil has increased dramatically. the cost of electricity has been falling. >> which helps in the united states. >> this is a very competitive place to set up manufacturing activity. i think that's going to be another thing that's going to help us. >> and, brooke, that's an important point there that as we have more energy discovered in the united states, particularly natural gas, which can be used for electricity production, a stable low cost of electricity is available to u.s. manufacturers which could bring down the cost of building things in the united states, and that's what some economists are looking for as one of the drivers of the economy in the next few years. housing is another one. doing infrastructure building and repair is another one. so he had some sense of what the economy might look a -- how the economy mig
the other thing i think is important, the u.s. is actually becoming really competitive relative to the rest of the world because of what is happening in terms of our energy markets, production of natural gas and oil has increased dramatically. the cost of electricity has been falling. >> which helps in the united states. >> this is a very competitive place to set up manufacturing activity. i think that's going to be another thing that's going to help us. >> and, brooke, that's...
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my meineke. >>> as first lady, then u.s. senator, and nor u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton has spent the last two decades in the van garde of american politics, but she tells "marie claire" making sfwleen that her current government job will be her last. in this week's issue clinton says definitively that she will not run for president in 2016. cnn's ellise lavitt joining us. you've spent thousands of hours with the secretary. how serious is she about leaving politics, or is there wiggle room that maybe after a respite she would reconsider? >> well, fred, you know, it's not the first time that secretary clinton has said this. in fact, i did an interview with her in february where she said that she's out of politics after this job and basically what she has told me and "marie claire" and countless other reporters is that she wants her life back. she's been in public service for 20 years, and she really just wants to be her own person. i don't know. i don't think we've heard the last of this. i do think after she might take a rest. i think
my meineke. >>> as first lady, then u.s. senator, and nor u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton has spent the last two decades in the van garde of american politics, but she tells "marie claire" making sfwleen that her current government job will be her last. in this week's issue clinton says definitively that she will not run for president in 2016. cnn's ellise lavitt joining us. you've spent thousands of hours with the secretary. how serious is she about leaving...
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but the u.s./israeli military to military relationship, intelligence to intelligence relationship, at least according to ehud barak and shimon peres, i interviewed both of them in july, they insist the relationship has never been better. the personal relationship between these two leaders, though, is not good. >> that is what romney has pointed out. up until now, and perhaps largely because of the operation that killed osama bin laden, it has been advantage obama when it comes to foreign policy. in fact, i know you've seen this poll this is a recent poll that shows more americans trusting obama over romney on foreign policy. do you think, though, that maybe, maybe team romney senses an opportunity, an opening here? >> yes, they definitely sense an opening as a result of what happened in benghazi, libya. i think the president has been popular as far as foreign policy is concerned as he got all the u.s. troops out of iraq, no more u.s. troops in iraq. americans are war weary, if you will, he's got a
but the u.s./israeli military to military relationship, intelligence to intelligence relationship, at least according to ehud barak and shimon peres, i interviewed both of them in july, they insist the relationship has never been better. the personal relationship between these two leaders, though, is not good. >> that is what romney has pointed out. up until now, and perhaps largely because of the operation that killed osama bin laden, it has been advantage obama when it comes to foreign...
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generals, but not only u.s. generals but the afghan government and with our nato allies and 40 plus countries in afghanistan. it's not as simple as saying i'm going to listen to my generals because the fact is there are a lot of people who have a vote in this, not least the afghan government, but nato in general and our other allies. >> we saw that in the case in point in iraq where the u.s. wanted to extend and due to the agreement that could not be worked out, it was just the opposite. we pulled our troops out quickly or ahead of what was anticipated. >> right. my guess is that the afghans, i think it will be a different outcome in afghanistan. most do want a u.s. nato presence as a guarantee of some form of stability there. the afghan parliament could say at the end of december 2014, we don't want anybody to stay. >> let's talk about next door, pakistan, and the shooting of the 15-year-old malala, and how this has struck such a chord with the world, international outrage. in pakistan, there's starting to be o
generals, but not only u.s. generals but the afghan government and with our nato allies and 40 plus countries in afghanistan. it's not as simple as saying i'm going to listen to my generals because the fact is there are a lot of people who have a vote in this, not least the afghan government, but nato in general and our other allies. >> we saw that in the case in point in iraq where the u.s. wanted to extend and due to the agreement that could not be worked out, it was just the opposite....
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these are u.s.-based companies but more than half of their revenues come from other parts of the world. more than 50% of the revenues are not in the united states. so we know the global economy is slowing down. which means we need to make sure the u.s. economy is growing, which brings us to this battleground bus tour, we're going 1800 miles, started in boca this morning. we're going to end up in ohio and we're talking to people about what is going to motivate them to make their decision about who they're voting for, undecided voters in swing states and counties like this one, polk county, lakeland, florida. >> 30 seconds, any highlights so far talking to voters in florida? >> yeah, if you're going to be swayed by soaring rhetoric, it would have happened by now. the people who are undecide ready looking at both candidates and saying i like what each of them to have to say about what the future is going to look like, show me the money. show me the math. break it down and tell me exactly how you're goi
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basically what they want to do is make sure that the u.s. systems and the israeli systems can work together so that in the event of a conflict or a war, they're used to the tempo of defending israel against short range, medium range missiles coming from very different areas all at once. israel has a new missile defense system but this is going to be the pentagon's first look at how it works and how well it works with the israeli software. >> chris lawrence reporting live from the pentagon this morning. 19 days until the election -- i was expecting that little stinger thing. both campaigns are pushing hard for the woman vote -- the women vote. that key group of voters could decide which candidate wins control of the white house. over the next two days, the candidates' wives have some high-profile interviews to help out their husband's campaigns. i guess it can't be understated how important women are to victory for either candidate. >> carol, they want your vote. i'll tell you what, they are trying very hard about it. back in 2008, president
basically what they want to do is make sure that the u.s. systems and the israeli systems can work together so that in the event of a conflict or a war, they're used to the tempo of defending israel against short range, medium range missiles coming from very different areas all at once. israel has a new missile defense system but this is going to be the pentagon's first look at how it works and how well it works with the israeli software. >> chris lawrence reporting live from the pentagon...
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take it away from the u.s. if our own technology is in the hands of other countries, does that worry you? >> it worries me because it is not just technology. the president has for the last two years or the administration has been making an argument in favor of drones. it has been basically saying we can use these virtually at anytime and at any place to protect our interests. that has been a consistent argument on the part of the administration. how can you make that argument and basically all of a sudden deny that to other countries? what if russia does want to use drones? what if china does want to use drones? hezbollah flew an unarmed drone over israel, i believe, two weeks ago. what if hezbollah wants to use a drone. the argument that has been made for drones is basically acompanies the technology. it is a technology that is essentially meant to be used and i think that's one of the large problems with it. >> i know because of your reporting, you're hoping drones coming up tonight in the debate. you'll be w
take it away from the u.s. if our own technology is in the hands of other countries, does that worry you? >> it worries me because it is not just technology. the president has for the last two years or the administration has been making an argument in favor of drones. it has been basically saying we can use these virtually at anytime and at any place to protect our interests. that has been a consistent argument on the part of the administration. how can you make that argument and...
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should the u.s. have apologized for americans burning korans in afghanistan? should the u.s. apologize for u.s. marines urinating on taliban corpses? >> oh, gosh yes. urinating on taliban corpses. >> burning korans? >> what we should not apologizing for is standing up for our values or saying to the egyptian people that mubarak is a good guy and the next week say he ought to go. we should not reject claims for calls for more security. we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need more forces for security. there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. look, this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya. a country we knew we had al qaeda cells there, as we know al qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa. and we did not give our ambassador in benghazi a marine detachment? of course there's an investigation so we can make sure this never happens again. but when it comes to speaking up for our values, we should not apologize for those. here's the problem. look at all the various issues out there, and it's
should the u.s. have apologized for americans burning korans in afghanistan? should the u.s. apologize for u.s. marines urinating on taliban corpses? >> oh, gosh yes. urinating on taliban corpses. >> burning korans? >> what we should not apologizing for is standing up for our values or saying to the egyptian people that mubarak is a good guy and the next week say he ought to go. we should not reject claims for calls for more security. we need marines in benghazi when the...